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v W. 0. GRAIN. MACHINE FOR GOMPRESSING ANDBUNDLING GOODS, No. 397,457. Patented Feb. 5, 1889.

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BY OAMB'M ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES ATENT rricn.

WILLIAM OLIVER GRAIN, ()F BAIIIIMORE, B'I ARYLANI), ASSIGNOR OF TlVO- THIRDS TO \VISE BROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR COMPRESSING AND BUNDLING GOODS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397357, dated February 5, 1889. Application filed August 13, 1888. Serial No. 282,671. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/007 71..-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM OLIVER GRAIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the Stateof Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for (llompressing and Bundling Goods,

ployed to rotate the shaft.

of which. the followin is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for com pressing and bundling goods of any kindsuch, for instance, as articles of ready-made wearirig-apparel, like drawers, overalls, &c. It is customary in factories where articles of apparel are made in large quantities to put up the articles in bundles containing one dozen and to tie the bundles withsuitable cords or tape. The object of this press is to facilitate the labor of bundling and to insure that the bundles will be compressed to the desired de gree of solidity.

Referring to the drawings, (two sheets,) Figure] is a front elevation of the press. Fig. 2 is a view of the top of the press. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of same. Fig. L is a vertical cross-section of the press. Fig. 5 shows the hook end of a jointed arm with the hook in position to hold the tape or tiecord. Fig. 6 is another view of the hook end of the jointed arm, the hook being in the position it takes when it releases the tape.

The letter A designates the frame of the press, whichmay be coi'istructed in any desired manner. Thebase l3, whereon the goods are set to be bundled, has narrow strips 0 placed two together so as to form a space or groove, 0, between the two, which the tape may occupy while the bundle being compressed. The follower C is a horizontal beam and has movement up and down in the frame and serves to press down upon the bundles, which may set on the base B, each end of the follower being provided with a nut, (I, through which avertical screw, I), passes. These two screws are fixed in suitable bearings, so as to allow them to turn withoutotherwise changing their position, and the upper end of each screw is provided with a pinion or gear-wheel, c. It

will be understood that the revolution of the screws D will cause the follower C to be raised and depressed.

A shaft, F, extends across the top'of the 4 pr( ss-frame, and is provided with two worms, f, which gear with the pinions c on the screws and impart movement thereto. This shaft may be rotated either way to change the direction of motion of the screws. A revcrsin drive-gear of any suitable kind may be em- In the present in,- stance well-known mechanism en'iploycd. An actuating device, G, alternately acts on the double-clutch member l of the two drivepulleys ll H, which are to be driven in reverse directions by belts from a counter-shaft. (Not shown.) Of. course, when the doubleclutch member G acts on one of the drivepulleys, the worm-shaft will turn in the direction which corresponds to the revolution of I said pulley, and when the clutch-actuating device G is shifted longitudinall y on the shaft to cause the clutch to act on the other drive pulley the worm-shz'ift F will turn in the opposite direction.

The shifting-lever I, which moves the clutchactuating device G, is fixed on a rock-shaft, g, which is moved by mechanism in connection with and actuated by the follower (I, and also 7 5 independently of the followerby a hand-lever, 9. An arm, 71, is on the rock-shaft, and projects therefrom at right angles with respect to the shiftinglever I. In fact, the said lever I and this arm it together constitute a bell-crank lever, of which the rock-shaft g is the pivot. A rod, 7', is jointed to the arm 71, and depends therefrom, and its lower end is jointed at 7; to a vertical slide-rod, L, which is movable up and down in hearings on. This slide-rod has two stop-collars, n a, which are fixed at any desired position on the rod by set-screws o. In co-operation with these stopcollars is an arm, 3, fixed on the follower C, and projecting alongside of the slide-rod L 0 and between the said two collars. It will be seen that the upward movement of the follower will bring the arm 1) in contact with the stop-collar n, and the down movement will bring said arm in contact with the other stopcollar, n, and in both cases movement will be imparted to the slide-rod L, and the rod j and bell crank. lever 72 I will shift the clutch-actuating device G. Thus the stop-collars n n and the arm p, with the parts named, 0011- 10c stitute mechanisn'i whereby the moving follower automatically shifts the clutch-actuating device G.

In practice I employ the hand-lever g to start the follower, and allow the arm 1) and stop-collar a to cutoff the down movement by shifting the cluich-actuating device to a point on the shaft F midway between the two clutches G. The hand-lever y then starts the follower, and the arm p and stop-collar a cut off the up movement.

The tape or cord spools N are mounted on rods q, and spring-actuated hooks 0', attached to jointed arms S, serve to drawback the tapes t, as shown in Fig. i, and place them in a position which will. permit an unpressed bundle of articles or goods to be set upon the base The jointed arms S have one end fixed on a rock-shaft, a, which extends lengthwise of the machine, and the free end of each arm has a yielding or spring-actuated hook, 7', to hold the tape I. This hook r is pivoted at r to the arm S, and a spring, 1*, attached to the arm, presses againstthe hook and keeps it projecting laterally, as shown in Fig. 5, but allows it to yield to the position indicated by broken lines.

A bar, 10, extends along the machine and each end is made fast to the frame. The free ends of all the jointed arms rest upon and slide across this bar. The rock-shaft a is turned by means of a lever or arm, .00, fixed to one end. A curved plate, 1 is fixed to the end of the frame, and said plate has at each end a stop-shoulder, g 1 against which the arm comes, and which will hold the said arm up or down, in whichever position it may be placed.

When the arm a; is down, as in Figs. 3 and 4, all the spring-hooks 0' will be back, and when it is desired to bring all of said hooks forward to the point 0'' (see Fig. l) the arm so must be raised and rested on the shoulder y. The front edge of the follower C is provided with tape-clamps .2, consisting of small spring-metal plates each secured by one end and having the other end free, so as to allow the tape 25 to be -slipped behind it, thereby stretching the tape across the space between the press-base and follower.

The machine is operated as follows: The lever or arm 00 should be raised to bring the spring-hooks 0' forward. The end of each tape is raised to and secured by a clamp z, and each tape is also engaged with one of the hooks 1'. Then the lever or armor is lowered, and thereby all the jointed armsS and hooks r are drawn back, as in Fig. t. The unpressed bundles of goods (ordinarily two bundles) are set on the base 15, one bundle alongside of the other. The hand-lever g is then moved to start the follower C downward, and the stopcollar 91 arrests the follower at the proper point. The tapes t, which are loose in the groove 0', are then tied about the compressed bundle, the spring-hooks yielding to release the tapes. The hand-lever g then starts the follower upward, the stop-collar it stops the follower, and the tied bundles may be removed.

llaving described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with the press-frame and the curved plate y, provided with stopshoulders 1/11 of the rock-shaft u, jointed arms S, attached thereto and having springactuated hooks r, the bar 10, and the lever a, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the base B and the follower C, having clamps z, of the tape or cord spools N, mounted on rods q below the base, the arms S, and the spring-actuated hooks r, pivoted to said arms, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. 7

3. The combination, with the follower C, of the base, the tape or cord spools, the'tape or cord clamps to hold the tape stretched across the space between the follower and base, a rock-shaft, u, a bar, at, extending along the machine, jointed arms attached to the rockshaft and having their free ends resting upon the said bar, and a spring-actuated hook secured toeach arm, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

'WM. OLIVER GRAIN.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. MoRRIs, J'No. T. MADDoX. 

